Gigi Salmon | |
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Born | November 1976 |
Nationality | British |
Education | Oxford Brookes University |
Occupation(s) | Journalist and presenter |
Years active | 1997– |
Employer(s) | Talksport BBC Radio 5 Live Sky Sports |
Gigi Salmon is a British sports journalist, presenter and commentator, with specialism in tennis.
A graduate of Oxford Brookes University, Salmon began her career at Radio Oxygen in September 1997. From there she worked as a newsreader and journalist on Talksport before presenting for Chelsea F.C. on Chelsea TV. [1]
Salmon has presented and commentated on tennis for the All England Club's radio station Radio Wimbledon and for the BBC Radio 5 Live , [2] [3] with experience of commentating on tournaments across the world such as the Wimbledon Championships, [4] the US Open, [5] the French Open, [6] and Australian Open. [7] In 2023 she was announced as the new lead presenter of tennis for Sky Sports . [8] [9]
She presents the TENNISH podcast alongside British former professional tennis player Naomi Cavaday. [10]